difference means
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdifferenceandmeans
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difference
noun
uk/ˈdɪf.ər.əns/us/ˈdɪf.ɚ.əns/
the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not ...
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means
noun
uk/miːnz/us/miːnz/
a method or way of ...
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(Definition ofdifferenceandmeansfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thisdifferencemeansthat in the deeper layer the mean (rather than the maximum) surface temperature is a more important factor for the soil water content.
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Thedifferencemeansthat buildings are more favourably treated under the present provisions than under the old ones.
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My point is that men in one grade have been reduced to another grade, and that thedifferencemeansseveral shillings a week.
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If he takes up my suggestion, he will learn quickly what thedifferencemeans.
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Thatdifferencemeans£30 per head for community charge payers.
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I think that thisdifferencemeans, in effect, that they are not really comparing like with like.
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Just imagine what thatdifferencemeansat the present time.
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Think what thatdifferencemeans!
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There is a difference, and thatdifferencemeansthat local authorities are facing financial hardship because of the limit that has been placed on expenditure above the current year's expenditure.
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The low temperaturedifferencemeansthat water volumes must be very large to extract useful amounts of heat.
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That massdifferencemeansthat thorium-232 requires six more neutron capture events per nucleus before the transuranic elements can be produced.
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While he finds her really attractive, their agedifferencemeanshe has trouble connecting with her.
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Thisdifferencemeanschecking the value of some parameter requires opening a file in a virtual file system, reading its contents, parsing them and closing the file.
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Thisdifferencemeansthat some goals set by education are simply impossible to answer using neuroscience research, for example, the building of character or aesthetic sense in children.
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